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Gooey Somethings: Pear and Chocolate and Almond Tart
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Pear and Chocolate and Almond Tart. During our Christmas celebrations, we made and ate a lot of pies, and this one really stood out and was a clear favorite with most of us. It is based on this recipe. From the New York Times. I made it again for a work party, and conveniently remembered to take pictures also. This time I made it in a 9" springform pan because my pie dish was already occupied, so the crust is a little wonky, but that certainly didn't affect the flavor . Chocolate Pear Almond Tart. Roll o...
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Gooey Somethings: My Macaroons
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The European macaroons are delicious, but I am obsessed with coconut, and I like my macaroons with toasty coconut and just a little almond. I like the coconut chopped finely, I think it makes a better textured cookie, and I don't get strings of coconut stuck in my teeth. These are pretty sweet cookies, so I started using unsweetened coconut, which I found from Bob's Red Mill at Whole Foods. 1 1/2 c. unsweetened coconut. 1/2 c almond pieces. April 30, 2010 at 2:36 PM. May 1, 2010 at 1:20 AM.
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Gooey Somethings: February 2015
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Pear and Chocolate and Almond Tart. During our Christmas celebrations, we made and ate a lot of pies, and this one really stood out and was a clear favorite with most of us. It is based on this recipe. From the New York Times. I made it again for a work party, and conveniently remembered to take pictures also. This time I made it in a 9" springform pan because my pie dish was already occupied, so the crust is a little wonky, but that certainly didn't affect the flavor . Chocolate Pear Almond Tart. Roll o...
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Gooey Somethings: February 2013
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Kitchen Science: Defying Gravity! The other day I found this amazing thing in the freezer, a stalagmite of ice! I guess it happened because of the way water expands when it freezes, but I don't know why it would make such a distinct formation like this. Any ideas? Links to this post. Recipe, but after making a silly mistake and also realizing I didn't have any eggs, I did some math and switched to this. Recipe from Martha Stewart, but you can see my final recipe is very different then hers. This is the v...
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Gooey Somethings: November 2014
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I don't love Halloween. I never liked dressing up, I don't like being scared, and all the gross/creepy things on purpose are not my cup of tea. But at work we had a Halloween party, and one part of the festivities was an "ugly food" contest with a promised prize, so I decided to get a little halloween-y and make something a little gruesome looking: eyeballs floating in a pool of blood. You will need something spherical or semi-spherical-ish for a mold. I used mochi ice cream containers. 1 cup white sugar.
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Gooey Somethings: March 2014
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My new favorite breakfast, like fried eggs already assembled with bread and cheese. 1 slice sturdy bread (I used rosemary bread from our local bakery brushed with a little olive oil, fluffy white bread probably won't work). 2 slices of cheese, enough to cover your piece of bread. I liked mozzarella the best, but cheddar was good too). I'm thinking next time I'll put some caramelized onions between the bread and the egg, that would be good. Links to this post. Recipe, except I used buttermilk instead of s...
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Gooey Somethings: October 2013
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Leftover Egg White Ideas and Macaroon Redux. I have a friend who told me that she was working on a spreadsheet that shows which recipes have only egg whites or yolks, and how many of each, so that it would be easy to plan ways to make lots of awesome stuff without wasting half an egg. Good idea, right? I'm inspired to label blog posts in this way, maybe it will be easy to find egg white/egg yolk companion recipes. After making the lovely tiramisu. Make an egg white omelet. Make macaroons - the winner!
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Gooey Somethings: August 2013
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I recently rediscovered a fancy pumpkin seed oil and quince balsamic vinegar set that was given to me a while ago, the bottles were hiding in the outside fridge, lonely and forgotten. I read something online about eating pumpkin seed oil with heirloom tomatoes, and it sparked a memory - I have pumpkin seed oil! It was very exciting. So this is the salad that I made:. About 3 large tomatoes, diced. 2 small-medium sized cucumbers, diced. A few basil leaves, chopped. Drizzle of pumpkin seed oil, to taste.
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Gooey Somethings: Winning Eyeballs
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I don't love Halloween. I never liked dressing up, I don't like being scared, and all the gross/creepy things on purpose are not my cup of tea. But at work we had a Halloween party, and one part of the festivities was an "ugly food" contest with a promised prize, so I decided to get a little halloween-y and make something a little gruesome looking: eyeballs floating in a pool of blood. You will need something spherical or semi-spherical-ish for a mold. I used mochi ice cream containers. 1 cup white sugar.
